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Dear Friends,

It won’t be long now until our garden begins to produce this seasons fruits! Green leafy varieties, beets,

radishes, and carrots will again be first. Summer squashes, eggplant, cucumbers, tomatoes and herbs will

begin to fill in the full complement of tastes, smells, and colors. As God said, “‘Let the earth put forth

vegetation: plants yielding seed, and fruit trees of every kind on earth that bear fruit with the seed in it.’

And it was so.” Genesis 1:11

Our “Dig It! Garden Camp for Growing, Cooking,” and Caring” will allow us to share the truth of God’s

abundance with children. We are inviting kids to join in summer fun and activities around growing and

learning about food we grow in our gardens. Kids will enjoy crafts, have fun in hands-on garden

exploration and care, and create meals as they learn about a garden’s impact on community.

Dig It! for 2017 will center on Climate Change and how our individual choices and life in community

are related to climate change. Together we will find meaning for us as we relate ‘who we are’ with ‘our

purpose and place in God’s world’.

Look inside for our brochure and registration that can be shared with others!

Looking forward to experiencing “Christ in Community” through our gardens!

Pastor Barb

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Annual Conference Backpacks for the Homeless

The Indiana United Methodist Churches are invited to bring items for our community homeless neighbors to the 2017 Indiana Annual Conference

Session (June 8 -10). We would love to see every church represented in our conference bring at least one filled backpack. Bring backpacks to the Board of Laity booth in the display area during

the Annual Conference session. The filled backpacks will then be distributed to a ministry serving with the homeless in each District across Indiana.

It is suggested that the backpack be a large drawstring nylon type of sack that is waterproof if possible or adult size double strap backpack. Contents could include a selection from the suggestions below:

MEN

• Socks – cotton or acrylic/polyester to help dissipate moister

• White tee shirt (L or XL or XXL) • New underwear in (L or XL or XXL) • Band-Aids • Bacitracin • Notebook and pen • Small note cards with envelopes

and couple of stamps • Travel Size

o Bar of soap o Washcloth o Small towel o Small Toothpaste o Toothbrush o Single disposable razor o Small shaving cream o Chap Stick o Sunscreen

• Small bottle of water or refillable container

• Rain Poncho

In addition a Prayer card, small bible (NT), or cross might be added.

WOMEN

• Socks – cotton or acrylic/polyester to help dissipate moisture

• White tee shirt (S or M or L) • New underwear in (S or M or L) • Band-Aids • Bacitracin • Pads, tampons • Notebook and pen • Small note cards with envelopes

and couple of stamps • Travel Size

o Bar of soap o Washcloth o Small towel o Toothbrush o Small Toothpaste o Chap Stick o Sunscreen

• Small bottle of water or refillable container

• Rain Poncho

We will be collecting items for these backpacks throughout the month of May. Please see the display on the

chapel bulletin board. There will be tags with the needed items for you to take. Just purchase these items and put

them in the backpacks that will be on the table in the chapel.

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Our mission focus for the month of May will be the Food Pantry. Donations of nonperishable foods may be brought to church any time and placed in the designated baskets. Items needed include canned fruit and veggies, soup, tuna, peanut butter, mac & cheese, crackers and pasta. If you would prefer to give a cash donation, please place it in the mission offering envelopes found in each pew. If you are interested in volunteering in the food pantry, see our Food Pantry Coordinator, Nancy Eberle.

May Mission

Our heartfelt love and sympathy to Donna

Longest and her family on the death of her

husband, Richard, on April 1st. Our

thoughts and prayers are with all of you.

We also remember the family of Ancle

Cavins, our friend and neighbor who

passed away on April 20. Ancle was a

good friend to our church, helping in the

gardens, bringing snacks to the office and

cleaning up around the church. We will

truly miss him.

With Sympathy

CELEBRATE Lucille Raines Residence

40th ANNIVERSARY Changing Hearts & Lives

Tuesday, May 16, 2017 3pm - 7pm

Resident Sharing 4pm & 6pm

Wednesday May 17, 2017 10am – 4pm

Resident Sharing 1pm & 3pm

Thursday, May 18, 2017 3pm – 7pm

Resident Sharing 4pm & 6pm

Tours Available

Hours d’oeuvres, cake & punch

A project of Indiana United Methodist Women

947 North Pennsylvania Street Indianapolis, IN 46203-1070

When a train goes through a tunnel and it gets dark, you don’t throw away the ticket

and jump off.

You sit still and trust the engineer.

Corrie Ten Boom

REPORT Thank you to all those who contributed to the Homeward Bound Walk to benefit Family Promise. It was a beautiful day for a walk, sunny and warm. Roger and Kathy McClannen walked representing Brown Street UMC. We are happy to report that we raised $378.02. Family Promise set a goal of $12,000. The final accounting isn’t in yet, but they think they surpassed that goal. They also raised more money than any other agency involved in the walk! Thanks for your support.

Happy Mother’s Day

Enclosed in this month’s newsletter you will find a brochure for Dig It! Garden Camp for Growing, Cooking, and Caring. We are excited to be able to offer this opportunity for the children of our neighborhood and city. If you know of a child who would be interested in attending, please pass this brochure on to them. We are also looking for volunteers to help with camp. You don’t need to be there for all three weeks, but we would like a one week commitment. Pastor Barb and her committee have worked hard to plan 3 weeks of fun activities and experiences for the children. Let’s help them make it a great success!

Please plan to join us on Saturday, May 13th at 9:00 am for our annual garden planting day. There will be some soil moving, planting, mulching, weeding, watering and general clean up to be done– jobs for every age and ability. Come and help us as we get ready for another great season of gardening at the Brown Street UMC Share Gardens!

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May all those named below know of God's presence to be made known in compassionate care, healing and strength for what continues to challenge them. May they be strengthened by hope and by our love.

Bob (Dick Leill’s friend) Delores Bonazzo Cindy Brazzel Ed Brettnacher (Tom Ferguson’s friend) Cherrie Butz Mary Lou Chambers Leroy & Esther Cheesman (Steve Albertson’s parents) Lillian Connelly Judy Culp Marsha Davis (Kay Hardesty’s niece) Joni Davis (Kay Hardesty’s niece) Helen DeHaai Kaylee Eck Christian Flores (Makela’s brother) Kay Hardesty Tiffany Hardesty and family Hertel Family Joyce Hertel Bob & Artie Johnson (Vickie Hardesty’s parents) Roy Johnson (Vickie Hardesty’s uncle) Gilberta King Phyllis LaFon

Some of life's experiences demand extra prayer, care, compassion and attention. For those named below who are experiencing a particular hardship at this time, we pray for God's love, mercy and grace to sustain them and carry them to higher ground.

Carolyn Baumis

Our church community is praying for:

Our Bishop, Julius Trimble Our District Superintendent, Christine Newman-Jacobs Brown Street UMC - Strength in Community For our friends in our local neighborhood and extended community

MAY USHERS May 7 Bill Adkins & Jim Eberle May 14 Don Baumis & Darlene Mitchell May 21 Steve Albertson May 28 Roger McClannen

MAY NURSERY WORKERS May 7 Monie Krueger May 14 Sandy Leill May 21 Phyllis Dale May 28 Kathy McClannen

MAY BIRTHDAYS

8 Bruce Fuller 14 Lori Hoffman 17 Kurt Kuebler 18 Brandi Potts 18 Kay Hardesty 21 Tiewa Potts 27 Becky Holst 30 Max McClannen

MAY ANNIVERSARIES

26 Roger & Kathy McClannen

Birthdays & Anniversaries

Mary Bell Lawler (Kay Hardesty’s friend) Arlyn Leap June Leap Bob Nault (Sally Bowman’s son) Carol Rechkemmer Tom Redmon Nesta Reseigh Jane Schwartz Jean Sheldon (Phyllis Bryant’s sister) Stephanie Simms Roxie Smith (Kay Hardesty’s aunt) Mary Troxel Jean Sheldon (Phyllis Bryant’s sister) Alice Walton (Cindy Brazzel’s mother)

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Brown Street United Methodist Church 905 Brown Street Lafayette, IN 47904-2529